How to Eat Dendrobium for the Best Effects, What It Can Be Eaten With, and Daily Consumption Recommendations

Dendrobium, also known as Jinsheng and Linlan, is a common medicinal plant found on tree trunks or bark. Because its flowers are very bright and fragrant, it is called one of the “Four Great Ornamental Foreign Flowers,” and regular consumption has the effect of strengthening immunity and tonifying the spleen and stomach, so many people like to stew it in soup with other foods. So how is dendrobium eaten for the best effects? What can it be eaten with? Can it be eaten every day?

1. How is dendrobium eaten for the best effects?

1. How is dried dendrobium best eaten?

Dried dendrobium can be eaten in many ways. It can be used to make tea, made into medicinal paste, or made into medicinal wine. The specific methods are as follows:

(1) Dendrobium tea

Wash the dendrobium, slice it or crush it into small pieces, then put it in a cup, add 90-degree boiling water, and brew it before drinking.

(2) Making medicinal paste

Wash the dendrobium, slice it or crush it, then add 3 bowls of water and decoct it. When it has boiled down to 1 bowl of water, remove the residue, then turn to low heat to reduce the liquid, then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and simmer it into a paste.

(3) Soaking medicinal wine

Wash the dendrobium, slice it or crush it, then put it into a container, add baijiu above 40 degrees, and soak it. After 3 months, it can be drunk.

2. How is fresh dendrobium best eaten?

Fresh dendrobium is unprocessed dendrobium. Its nutritional components are abundant, and it can be eaten directly raw or used to make soup. The specific ways to eat it are as follows:

(1) Eaten raw: Wash the fresh dendrobium, then eat it directly raw. When eating, the remaining residue can also be eaten, and it is very easily absorbed by the human body.

(2) Making soup: Fresh dendrobium can be stewed in soup with other medicinal materials or with duck, chicken, etc., and can achieve very good effects. When making soup, it is best not to eat it together with croton, stiff silkworm, gypsum, and Leiwan, so as to avoid physical discomfort.

2. What can dendrobium be eaten with?

Dendrobium is a good medicinal material. It can be stewed in soup with silkie chicken, duck, American ginseng, Chinese yam, fragrant solomonseal rhizome, glehnia root, red dates, etc., and can achieve very good effects. The specific methods are as follows:

1. Dendrobium, American ginseng, and silkie chicken soup

Ingredients: dendrobium, silkie chicken, American ginseng, hawthorn, scallion, ginger, cooking wine, salt, chicken essence

Method:

(1) Wash the dendrobium, American ginseng, ginger, and scallion, and cut them into small sections for later use.

(2) Slaughter and wash the silkie chicken, put it in a pot and blanch it in water. When the meat color turns white, remove and wash it.

(3) Put the prepared silkie chicken, dendrobium, American ginseng, ginger, scallion, cooking wine, salt, chicken essence, and other seasonings into a clay pot, then add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer the soup for 2 hours before eating.

2. Dendrobium and old duck soup

Ingredients: dendrobium, old duck, Chinese yam, coix seed, lotus seed, scallion, ginger, salt, cooking wine, chicken essence.

Method:

(1) Wash the dendrobium, coix seed, scallion, and ginger, and cut them into sections.

(2) Put the dendrobium and coix seed into a clay pot, add water, and boil the soup over high heat for 20 minutes.

(3) Peel and wash the Chinese yam, and cut it into small sections.

(4) Slaughter and wash the old duck, put it in a pot and blanch it in water. When the meat color turns white, remove it.

(5) Put the prepared old duck, Chinese yam, scallion, ginger, and cooking wine into a clay pot and simmer the soup for one hour, then add lotus seeds and simmer the soup for 40 minutes, then add salt, chicken essence, and other seasonings before eating.

3. Can dendrobium be eaten every day?

Dendrobium can be eaten every day, but it must be in an appropriate amount. Generally, 6-12 g of dried dendrobium per day is sufficient, and about 15-30 g of fresh dendrobium per day is sufficient. If you want to eat more, take it under a physician's guidance. In addition, patients with yang deficiency and fear of cold should best not eat it, so as to avoid worsening the condition.

4. When is the best time to eat dendrobium?

1. Half an hour after a meal: At this time the stomach is in a full state. If you eat some dendrobium, it can effectively promote digestion and absorption in the stomach and eliminate fatigue. However, it is best not to take it directly, so as to avoid damaging the digestive system.

2. After a midday rest: After a midday rest the body is in a tired state. If you eat some dendrobium at this time, it can effectively refresh the mind, replenish energy, and provide full energy for the afternoon's work.

3. From 30 minutes to two hours after dinner: Eating some dendrobium at this time allows the nutritional components inside to be well absorbed. However, it is best not to take it before sleeping, so as to avoid puffiness the next day.

5. What is the market price per jin of wild dendrobium?

The market price of wild dendrobium varies, generally 100-1000 yuan, though of course good ones can also be above 1000 yuan, and poor ones can also be 16 yuan/g, so the specific price still needs to be checked at the local market.